Which country has the most freedom?

Obviously, there are different types of freedoms, freedom from government, freedom to do what you want, freedom from....Idk, I'm sure theres lots of things.

But which country would you think is the 'freest'? (Why does that word look wrong?)

I see so many Americans going on and on and on and on about their great country of freedom, and how they're so glad to be in America for the freedom, and how people are constantly fighting for their freedom..... And the way so many people put it, you'd think they believed they were the only free country in the world, and it really makes me wonder how much knowledge to these Americans have about the freedoms available in SEVERAL other countries?

America is certainly far from the 'happiest' country, why do you think that is? Do you think how much freedom a country has is directly related to the countries general 'happiness'? Then why is America so low on the 'happy' list, and yet seen so high on the 'freedoms' list?

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I think one of the biggest reasons that America is unhappy is because of the constant worry about the cost of health care, and the quality of life in America. Combine that with the cost of a decent education, crime rates, and civil rights issues and you have a big chunck of why its so unhappy.Â

I would go on more about what my opinions are, but it's 3am, and I am about 5 minutes from puking.

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Anyways, currently, I'm in Italy, and when I came here, I was fairly disappointed to hear there were a lot of freedoms that we do not have here. While one of them is the ability to carry a weapon, the crime rate where I'm currently at is almost nilch, and I am not afraid of people, and definitely not fearing over who might have a gun. (On that note, in the states, I am a gun owner, but only for hunting purposes) Then again, I am from the suburbs of Detroit, where you have every reason to think every other angry person is about to pull a gun out of their pocket.

But aside from things like that, I find this place to be a very open and welcoming country, and people seem much friendlier here than in America, in general. Certainly much more accepting of those who do not speak the local language. *guilty* I have not experienced any other countries personally, and cannot form an opinion from personal experience.

Regarding first and second amendments, I read somewhere that while places like europe do not have things like this, it is automatically assumed that if it is not illegal, it is your right to do it. Therefor, they don't NEED to say "You have the right to this and that", because it is just common sense.